A seven day rail tour marking the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Air Lift. Only open to BOAR/RAF Germany veterans and their loved ones, but some...
I was going past Southall depot on a TfL Rail service and noticed this locomotive in full steam; not moving, just pumping steam out both 'holes'....
Angel Trains will be preserving at least one of these units as they are obliged to do so, as per Heritage Railway magazine
What did the tickets through to the Continent on the boat trains look like?
That is, how, much wattage is needed to run one.
Has any railway ever organised a Cold War equivalent to the Second World War weekends? With re-enactors, secret agents shulking about, vintage...
What were the non-British equivalents of the Mark 1 carriage? That is an ubiquitous post-war design.
Was the British Rail double arrow logo ever applied to a 'kettle'?
That is an event dedicated to railcars and multiple units.
I've just learned about this while researching an article I'm writing on the Deltics and find it really fascinating that such a service was...
I was reading the official report into the 1965 derailment of an electric commuter train at Elm Park near where I live; the train hit an...
Did the Mass Observation people ever do anything about railway travel in the pre-BR days, especially commuting? It would be illuminating in the...
I know that Virgin are going to retain some of them, but do we know what is likely to happen to the remaining Class 91-hauled sets? They'd be...
Something I was wondering; why did BR retire the Deltics after only 20 years in traffic and keep other stuff of that vintage on? Like the 37s and 47s.
I'd thought it was time this got a dedicated thread; I went there yesterday for their monthly open day and was very impressed. Still early days...
This German series currently airing on Channel 4 features some old DB carriages in a number of scenes - does anyone know where those scenes were...
A recent episode of the BBC cop drama Cuffs featured an unnamed heritage railway with a Southern-painted steam loco, number 487. Does anyone know...
While the Mark 1 is a very nice coach, where would you suggest for something that's a bit different?
Thought it might be a good idea to set up a document with a list of common slang terms etc. used in the heritage community, especially for the...
Has anyone ever written a murder mystery (novel, TV episode, whatever) set in the world of heritage railways? It sounds like something Midsomer...
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